Rémy Riou

French footballer (born 1987)

Rémy Riou
Personal information
Riou with Toulouse in 2012
Date of birth	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 36)^[1]
Place of birth	Lyon,^[1] France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper^[1]
Team information
Current team	Paris FC
Youth career
1993–1995	FC Des Deux Fontaines
1995–2003	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Lyon	0	(0)
2006–2007	→ Lorient (loan)	22	(0)
2007–2011	Auxerre	42	(0)
2010–2011	Auxerre B	7	(0)
2011–2012	Toulouse	0	(0)
2012–2017	Nantes	157	(0)
2014	Nantes B	1	(0)
2017–2018	Alanyaspor	9	(0)
2018–2019	Charleroi	10	(0)
2019–2022	Caen	82	(0)
2022–2024	Lyon	10	(0)
2024–	Paris FC	0	(0)
International career
2007–2008	France U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:12, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Rémy Riou (born 6 August 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. He was a France youth international having, earned four caps with the country's under-21 team.

Club career

Riou was a member Lyon's first team since 2003, but failed to make his Ligue 1 debut for the club and moved to Lorient on a one-season loan in July 2006.^{[citation needed]} He made his Ligue 1 debut on 4 November 2006 in the Lorient's 1–0 away victory over Marseille^{[citation needed]}. In July 2007, he moved to Auxerre on a four-year contract, making his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 August 2007 in their 1–0 home victory over Caen.^{[citation needed]}

In the summer of 2012, he signed with Nantes.^[3]

On 19 July 2017, Riou moved to the Süper Lig joining Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.^[4]

On 24 May 2022, aged 34, Riou returned to Lyon, signing a two-year contract.^[5] He made his club debut in the first league game of the 2022–23 season, coming on as a substitute to replace the sent-off Anthony Lopes in a 2–1 home win over Ajaccio.^[6]

On 9 January 2024, Riou signed for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.^[7]

International career

Riou made four appearances for France's U21 team.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2006–07	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lorient (loan)	2006–07	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	0	0	—		23	0
Auxerre	2007–08	Ligue 1	19	0	2	0	1	0	—		22	0
	2008–09	Ligue 1	20	0	0	0	0	0	—		20	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	3	0	3	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2010–11	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		42	0	6	0	5	0	0	0	52	0
Auxerre B	2010–11	Championnat de France Amateur	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Toulouse	2011–12	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Nantes	2012–13	Ligue 2	38	0	0	0	1	0	—		39	0
	2013–14	Ligue 1	34	0	0	0	4	0	—		38	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	32	0	0	0	3	0	—		35	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	31	0	0	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	22	0	0	0	1	0	—		23	0
	Total		157	0	0	0	9	0	—		166	0
Nantes B	2014–15	Championnat de France Amateur	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Alanyaspor	2017–18	Süper Lig	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
Charleroi	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Caen	2019–20	Ligue 2	26	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
	2020–21	Ligue 2	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	33	0	0	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		82	0	2	0	—		—		84	0
Lyon	2022–23	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Paris FC	2023–24	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			340	0	12	0	15	0	0	0	367	0

Honours

Lyon

Trophée des Champions: 2006^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rémy Riou". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ "Rémy Riou". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "Rémy Riou à Nantes pour deux ans" (in French). Eurosport. 22 June 2012.
^ "Rémy Riou s'engage pour trois saisons avec Alanyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Foot, Transferts : retour de Rémy Riou (Caen) à Lyon" [Football. Transfers: return of Rémy Riou (Caen) to Lyon]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Rémy Riou heureux de faire ses grands débuts avec l'OL". Made in Gones (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Rémy Riou rejoint le Paris FC" (in French). Paris FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Fédération Française de Football".
^ "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Paris-SG, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Dimanche 30 Juillet 2006". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2023.